LAST UPDATE | 27 Jun 2019

A MAN HAS been charged in relation to the fatal stabbing of a woman in Dublin city centre in the early hours of yesterday morning. 

Skaidrite Valdgeima, who was in her 30s, received a number of stabbing injuries in an apartment in the Bonham Street area of Dublin 8 at around 3.40am yesterday.

She was taken to St James’ Hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later. A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the incident.

He has now been charged and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice tomorrow morning at 10.30am. 

Skaidrite, who is originally from Latvia, had been living in Blessington, Co Wicklow.

Tributes have been paid to the mother of three on social media by her friends:

“Still can’t get my head around this, the most kindest soul, the best mam to her three beautiful kids and best friend to my family.”